· by fredarock2.bsky.social ·6h ago · view on bsky.app ↗

Summertime and the feeling is easy. The second flower of the fabulous stargazer lily. The plant is smaller this yr but produced 4 buds after I moved it last fall. Leaving it at its current spot this yr.

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A large star like pink stargazer lily. The 5 pink petals has maroon spots and white edges. Several greenish yellow stamens rise rom the creamy yellow throat. The anthers are covered with burnt orange pollen n the bulbous green stigma are surrounded by the anthers.

#fragrantflower #mygarden #orientallily #pinkflower #stargazerlily #summerbulbs

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@OldAndCranky · 1 · 4h ago

Mine are done- I was sad to see that today.

fredarock2.bsky.social · 1 · 3h ago

Gorgeous lilies and yes it's sad to say bye to these! 🌸💖🌸 My third flower just opened yesterday n I have 1 more bud to go. My yellow n white Oriental lilies bloomed earlier at same time n done now.

Luis Cordoba Photographer · 1 · 5h ago

Great flowers @fredarock2.bsky.social

fredarock2.bsky.social · 0 · 5h ago

Thanks Louis and I this plant made my summer! 💖🌸💖

layla victoria · 1 · 5h ago

Beautiful bloom... My favorite flower! Stargazer lilies... They are perfect. 🤩🥰

fredarock2.bsky.social · 1 · 5h ago

Thanks Iayla and one of favorites too! The size, the colors , the fragrance and easy to grow in my soil here made it all worth it! 🌸💜🌸

layla victoria · 1 · 5h ago

I wish I could grow them here.. it's just too humid 🥵😉🌸💜🌸✨

fredarock2.bsky.social · 1 · 5h ago

Too bad that you can't grow them where you are. 😐 I am in Seattle and I have a 10 yr old mango tree in a pot now. It's only 4 ft tall. I pretend that I may get some mangoes one day. I take it inside the house every yr in fall n I take it outside mid spring. 😅

layla victoria · 1 · 4h ago

It's tragic... If the heat and humidity doesn't kill them, the huge bugs eat them. I've only been able to grow azaleas and Hot Carolina Reaper peppers! Lol 😂

fredarock2.bsky.social · 1 · 4h ago

I have 3 azaleas. I would take the Hot pepper ! 🌶️💖🌶️ My summer garden looks like a disaster area now! I observed what are growing well in my garden now n going with those. So I'm planting more raspberries, crocosmias, daylilies n ice plants for next yr. Splitting what I have here

layla victoria · 2 · 4h ago

I Love my hot pink azaleas... And that pepper plant is amazing 🤩

fredarock2.bsky.social · 1 · 4h ago

That is a fabulous color Iayla and I want that hot pepper plant! 🌸💜🫑 🌶️😅 I started my peppers indoor early but gnats got them n started another batch later outside.n they are just 5 or 6 in tall but not expecting anything.

layla victoria · 1 · 4h ago

That Carolina Reaper is 4ft high!! 😁

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layla victoria · 0 · 4h ago

I was very surprised by that pepper plant... the bugs were not interested in that at all!! 😯 and the bugs eat Everything!! 🤬 We have industrial strength bugs... tropical, giant bugs!

Issabild · 0 · 1h ago

super!